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Non-league Bacup Borough boss Brent Peters becomes the longest serving current manager in football

On September 1, 1997, Will Smith's Men in Black was top of the UK singles charts, Sir Alex Ferguson was approaching 11 years at Manchester United, and the longest current serving manager in world football was appointed.

While Jurgen Klopp is the longest-reigning manager in the Premier League at just over seven years, Brent Peters of Lancashire side Bacup Borough, recently celebrated a staggering 25 years at the club who are in the tenth tier of the English football pyramid.

And following the news that Neil Cugley has stepped down as manager of Folkestone Invictus, Peters is now the longest serving manager in world football.